Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Victoria and Merrie England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Victoria and Merrie England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The ballet does not have a plot per se. It consists, rather, of a series of seven historical vignettes in praise of Britain, such as "Ancient Britain", Christmas in the time of Charles II, and two scenes devoted to Queen Victoria. The score is a potpourri of characteristically English music, although it is probably too much of a pièce d'occasion to enter the standard repertory.

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